Silk — Production in Asia

Asia: Silk — Production was 736,430 t in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
736,430 t
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
736,430 t
in 2013
All-time low
198,630 t
in 1962
Years of data
53
1961–2013

Silk — Production in Asia, 1961–2013

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119872013

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for silk — production in Asia is 736,430 t, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, silk — production in Asia peaked at 736,430 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 198,630 t, in 1962.

Asia ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 220,933 t 198,630 t 256,821 t 9
1970s 294,989 t 265,121 t 326,075 t 10
1980s 325,298 t 310,037 t 343,295 t 10
1990s 407,244 t 338,321 t 484,721 t 10
2000s 593,960 t 436,740 t 698,593 t 10
2010s 724,138 t 712,244 t 736,430 t 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 China, mainland 506,000 t compare
  2. 2 India 174,679 t compare
  3. 3 USSR 62,100 t compare
  4. 4 Uzbekistan 27,655 t compare
  5. 5 Viet Nam 8,800 t compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is silk — production in Asia?
Silk — production in Asia was 736,430 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest silk — production recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 736,430 t in 2013.
What is the lowest silk — production recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 198,630 t in 1962.
How does Asia rank for silk — production?
Asia ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2013.
Is silk — production rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Silk — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Silk — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
55 places, 2,685 data points, 1961–2013
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.